Act III, Scene V
Dear Diary,
Today was started with a visit from Romeo. He is banished, but managed to sneak into Verona again to say farewell. (With any good fortune, it is not for the last time.) I had to rush him away, reluctantly of course, but it is better for him to be safe and away than caught and dead. After he departed, my mother came to me, saying that I am to be married to Paris! I told her I do not wish to be married now, and she reluctantly supported my decision. Then, my father came in, and was told of my choice. Such outrage I have never before seen! From him, or anyone else for that matter! He told me that I must marry Paris, that I have no choice in this, unless I wish to be disowned by my family. He said, "It makes me mad. Day, night; hour, tide, time; work, play; Alone, in company; still my care hath been to have her matched; and having now provided a gentleman of noble parentage, of fair demesnes, youthful, and nobly trained...And then to have a wretched puling fool, a whining mammet, in her fortune's tender, to answer 'I'll not wed, I cannot love; I am too young, I pray you pardon me'! But, an you will not wed, I'll pardon you! Graze where you will, you shall not house with me." My mother, earlier accepting of my decision, began agreeing with my father, therefore, now no one is on my side! I do not know what shall become of this, for I am already married to Romeo! I cannot be married twice, to two different people! Yet I love and respect my family, and do not wish to dishonor them. I must find a way out of this. I will go to Friar Lawrence as soon as I can, as he is to perform my wedding to Paris. He may be able to at least delay the ceremony, if not stop it in it's entirety.
Juliet
Dear Diary,
Today was started with a visit from Romeo. He is banished, but managed to sneak into Verona again to say farewell. (With any good fortune, it is not for the last time.) I had to rush him away, reluctantly of course, but it is better for him to be safe and away than caught and dead. After he departed, my mother came to me, saying that I am to be married to Paris! I told her I do not wish to be married now, and she reluctantly supported my decision. Then, my father came in, and was told of my choice. Such outrage I have never before seen! From him, or anyone else for that matter! He told me that I must marry Paris, that I have no choice in this, unless I wish to be disowned by my family. He said, "It makes me mad. Day, night; hour, tide, time; work, play; Alone, in company; still my care hath been to have her matched; and having now provided a gentleman of noble parentage, of fair demesnes, youthful, and nobly trained...And then to have a wretched puling fool, a whining mammet, in her fortune's tender, to answer 'I'll not wed, I cannot love; I am too young, I pray you pardon me'! But, an you will not wed, I'll pardon you! Graze where you will, you shall not house with me." My mother, earlier accepting of my decision, began agreeing with my father, therefore, now no one is on my side! I do not know what shall become of this, for I am already married to Romeo! I cannot be married twice, to two different people! Yet I love and respect my family, and do not wish to dishonor them. I must find a way out of this. I will go to Friar Lawrence as soon as I can, as he is to perform my wedding to Paris. He may be able to at least delay the ceremony, if not stop it in it's entirety.
Juliet